IRIDIUM

NORAD 43924 · COSPAR 2019-002C · ACTIVE

Orbit: #40697 @ 776 x 779 km x 86.3924 deg

CURRENT ORBIT DATA

TLE epoch 2026-10-20 18:47 UTC Â· 62.8 h old

Orbit history

// altitude & velocity from orbital-data archive

Trend: —

Altitude —

Velocity —

Next visible passes

// click to check

Current TLE

// onowactive

IRIDIUM 168
1 43924U 19002C 26293.78271910 .00000018 00000-0 -76848-6 0 09990
2 43924 86.3924 301.1894 0002137 91.0864 269.0577 14.34217534406979

TLE data & history 🚀 Launch manifest

Spacecraft info

// UCS Satellite Database

Launch date

January 11th 2019

Spacecraft age

7 years, 9 months

Distance travelled

—

Expected lifetime

—

Operator

Iridium Communications, Inc.

Purpose

Communications

Orbit class

LEO Â· Polar

Launch site

Vandenberg AFB

Launch vehicle

Falcon 9

Contractor

Thales Alenia Space/Orbital ATK

Launch mass

860 kg

Power

50.00 W

Orbit elements

// from current orbital elements

Inclination

86.3924Â°

Period

100.4 min

Perigee

776 km

Apogee

779 km

Eccentricity

0.0002137

RAAN

301.1894Â°

Arg of Perigee

91.0864Â°

Mean Motion

14.34217534 rev/d